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"In the entire public school system in Camden last year, only three students graduated college ready."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, January 26th, 2014

"Today, our unemployment rate is 7.8 percent. That is the lowest in five years."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, January 19th, 2014

"What do Rutgers University, Kean University, Montclair State University, New Jersey City University, Stockton College, Rowan University and William Paterson all have in common? They all graduate less than 50 percent of their students within four years."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, January 12th, 2014

Says New Jersey has "the highest unemployment rate in the region" and "stagnant job growth."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, January 5th, 2014

"This governor has given us continual balanced budgets without raising taxes."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, December 29th, 2013

"The fact that one town has three lanes dedicated to it, that kind of gets me sauced."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, December 22nd, 2013

"We pay among the highest tolls in the nation for the privilege of crossing that bridge."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, December 8th, 2013

Says New Jersey has gained "143,000 new private-sector jobs."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, November 17th, 2013

"In fact, there’s more state funding for education today than any other time."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, November 10th, 2013

Says Barbara Buono "voted to raise her own pay 40 percent."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, October 27th, 2013

"Property taxes have increased 20 percent under four years of Chris Christie."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, October 20th, 2013

Chris Christie "has not increased the taxes on anyone."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, October 13th, 2013

"Violent crime is up since the last year of Sharpe James’ administration. This year it’s higher. … The unemployment rate is almost 15 percent. The high school dropout rate is over 50 percent."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Thursday, October 10th, 2013

"I would be the first Republican senator elected in New Jersey in 41 years."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, September 29th, 2013

Tuition at Rutgers has increased 10 percent since Gov. Chris Christie took office because he "cut funding for higher education."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, September 22nd, 2013

Newark is "now home to one-third of all commercial and multi-family development."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, September 15th, 2013

"Trenton politicians cut $1.3 billion from education."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, September 8th, 2013

Says Cory Booker "supports late-term and partial-birth abortion and opposes safety regulations."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, September 1st, 2013

Says under Mayor Cory Booker, Newark has seen "violent crime up five years in a row, murder up five years in a row."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, August 25th, 2013

"Polls show that 96 percent of New Jerseyans – and 95 percent of gun households in the state – support expanding background checks to keep guns away from those who shouldn’t have them."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, August 18th, 2013